Outlook express - inbox mail from the last 6 months disappeared

I got a message from outlook express about compressing files. I forget whether it asked permission, or just started compressing. Anyway, I am missing the last 6 months of inbox mail. Oddly enough, nothing else is missing - I have all the inbox mail before those 6 months, going back several years. And I have all the sent mail during those 6 months.

hi, i have the same problem. i have lost 6 months mails. all are important. my boss want recover that. can anyone help me.plzhi, i have the same problem. i have lost 6 months mails. all are important. my boss want recover that. can anyone help me.plz

One can easily recover missing emails from the .dbx file with the help of outlook express 6 inbox repair tool. Using this software I was able to get back lot of emails which are disappeared from my Outlook express without my knowledge. It can support all versions of Outlook express, so, first you can download trial version of this software and check it.

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Here is the full article: http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1176/~/how-do-i-repair-a-corrupt-outlook-express-inbox%2Foutbox%3F

Follow the instructions below:

1.Shut down Outlook Express
2.Click [Start]
3.Select Find
4.Select Files or Folders
5.Enter the name of the corrupt folder. For example, inbox.dbx
6.Click [Search]
7.When search has found the folder, right-click on it and select rename
8.Call it inbox.old (where inbox is the original folder name)
When you restart Outlook Express, a new folder will be created. You will need to repeat the above steps for each folder that is corrupted. The folders used by Outlook Express are called:

How to restore Outlook Express items

Note To restore items when you use multiple identities in Outlook Express, you may have to re-create the identities before you follow these steps. Repeat each step as needed for each identity.
Step 1: Import messages from the backup folder

On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.

In the Select an e-mail program to import from box, click Microsoft Outlook Express 5 or Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then click Next.

Click Import mail from an OE5 store directory or Import mail from an OE6 store directory, and then click OK.

Click Browse, and then click the Mail Backup folder.

Click OK, and then click Next.

Click All folders, click Next, and then click Finish.

Step 2: Import the Address Book file

On the File menu, click Import, and then click Other Address Book.

Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Import.

Click Browse.

Select the Mail Backup folder, click the address book backup.csv file, and then click Open.

Click Next, and then click Finish.

Click OK, and then click Close.

Step 3: Import the mail account file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the Mail tab, click Import.

In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder.

Click the mail account that you want to import, and then click Open.

Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to import.

Click Close.

Step 4: Import the newsgroup account file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the News tab, click Import.

In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder.

Click the news account that you want to import, and then click Open.

Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to import.

Click Close.

How to preserve the Blocked Senders list and other e-mail rules

For more information about how to preserve the blocked senders list and other e-mail rules, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 276511 How to back up and restore Outlook Express Blocked Senders list and other mail rules.
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If not try this:OE-Mail Recovery (download) is a tool for repairing Outlook Express folders if they are damaged or corrupted. OE-Mail Recovery (Outlook Express mail recovery tool) extracts and saves e-mails from .dbx files in which Microsoft Outlook Express stores messages and folders on the local drive. The DBX Recovery tool will help you avoid troubles with Outlook Express folders, fix the problems with Outlook Express folders that you can't open or recover .dbx of Outlook Express.

When you start Outlook Express, the contents of your Inbox folder may be missing. The contents may be replaced with a new first-run "Welcome to Microsoft Outlook Express" message. You do not receive a warning that the email messages have been deleted, and the missing email messages are not in the Deleted Items folder.

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Windows 7 does not support the use of Outlook Express - this was removed from Windows Vista and Windows 7 and replaced by Windows Mail (in Vista) and by Windows Live Mail (in 7).If you have copies of the Outlook Express mail database files (inbox.dbx etc) you should be able to migrate these into Windows Live Mail using the Import Messages option in the File menu and selecting Microsoft Outlook Express 6 then browsing to the folder where your mail database files for Outlook Express are held.If you have previously exported your Outlook Express account details (name.iaf) - you can import these into Windows Live Mail too through the Import option in the Accounts page.Lastly, if you still have your Outlook Express Address book (name.wab) this can be imported in to your Windows Live Contacts by selecting File then Import Windows Address book (.wab).

Hi,
If you cannot open the .dbx file, you need to have Outlook Express installed on your computer. Usually outlook Express is the default email client for Windows XP. http://www.dbxconverter.com/ you can try to use this link to get teh converter of .dbx files to .pst files that you can use and read using Microsoft Outlook (Third Party) or Windows Mail (default for Vista) Windows Live Mail(Windows 7).
Cheers!!

This is usually down to a corrupt or over-full email inbox. Outlook Express is not very good at holding large amounts of emails especially if they have large attachments. I had a user this morning with a 2.5 GB inbox.

Backup/rename Inbox (C:\Documents and Settings\(User)\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{GIU}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\inbox.dbx -> inboxbak.dbx).Close Outlook Express.Open Outlook Express.Outlook Express will have created a whole new Inbox.Your email should now work.